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Baroness Faithfull
asked Her Majesty's Government:How many juveniles and young adults respectively were serving youth custody sentences on 30th April 1983, 31st May 1983 and on the most recent convenient date, and of these how many were in youth custody centres, prisons and remand centres respectively.
Lord Elton
The information is given in the following table:
| Population (1) of young offenders serving sentences of imprisonment, borstal training or youth custody in Prison Department establishments in England and Wales on 30th April, 31st May and 30th September 1983: by type of establishment and age group. | ||||||
| Number (2) | ||||||
| Youth custody centres(3) | Prisons | Remand centres | ||||
| 14–16 | 17–20 | 14–16 | 17–20 | 14–16 | 17–20 | |
| 30th April 1983 | ||||||
| Imprisonment | — | 1,730 | — | 1,000 | — | 150 |
| Borstal training | 640 | 4,260 | 20 | 80 | 20 | 60 |
| 31st May 1983 | ||||||
| Imprisonment | — | 1,670 | — | 840 | — | 90 |
| Youth custody(4) | 570 | 3,440 | 50 | 330 | 40 | 130 |
| 30th September 1983 | ||||||
| Imprisonment | — | 860 | — | 210 | — | — |
| Youth custody(4) | 730 | 5,160 | 50 | 930 | 60 | 260 |
| (1) Excluding fine defaulters. | ||||||
| (2) Rounded Figures. | ||||||
| (3) Some young prisoner establishments and borstals on 30th April 1983. | ||||||
| (4) Young offenders could be sentenced to youth custody only from 24th May 1983. Including conversions from borstal training. | ||||||